Former Uttarakhand minister and BJP leader Prakash
Pant has alleged that the Congress government is mulling to give agriculture
land of the state to builders in the garb of carving out special economic zones
in the SIIDCUL area of Pantnagar. He was reacting to laying of the foundation
stone of the SIIDCUL-2 by the Chief Minister at Pantnagar today.

Pant said instead of making special economic zones, the Congress government
should form a special agriculture zone on the land of Pantnagar Agriculture
University.

“When there is no industrial package in the state at present, why the
government is befooling the people as no industry will come without any
incentive,” he said.

Pant alleged that it was during the Congress rule that agriculture land was
allotted to industries in the state. “The Congress government gave 2,226 acres
to industries for the first time on June 3, 2006, and followed it up by giving
another 186.67 acres on February 23, 2007,” said the BJP leader.

Pant added of seven lakh hectares of agriculture land in the state, 3,000
hectares was without any agricultural activity. This land should be allocated to
those 233 villages of the hill area which need immediate rehabilitation due to
natural calamities, instead of giving it to builders in the name of promoting
industry.

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